Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

Just a short entry today, leting you know that Aunt Ouida passed away last night around 10 pm our time. She is no longer suffering and is now probably reminising and singing with the other ANgels we have in heaven. I am sure they all welcomed her with loving arms and she is resting peacefully now back with Uncle Robert and my daddy and our other loved ones that have gone on before her. She is gonna be missed for her smiles and her love and not to mention her chicken and dumplins (she was a great cook) We will miss her but I am at peace knowing she no longer is suffering and is forever more with the angels. WE will miss you AUnt Ouida.
I dont have details on all the arrangements yet, but will post them for our out of town family as soon as I know them. Also when I get the obituary I will scan it here so you can have a copy if you would like to copy and paste it. Love yall.

ITS FRIDAY!

HEy you guys how are you all doing today? I think I am better actually. Still hurt like crazy and feel so tired but better i think. I would like to ask you all to continue praying for our Aunt Ouida. SHe is at home now resting peacefully as far As I know. I have not been able to reach anyone today for an update. last news I got was they had taken her off all the machines and sent her home. SO continue to pray for her please.

My pal Greta gave me a heads up on noel's blog. SHe has a cool contest going on. WIth some fabulous prizes to win! SO TODAY I will use that as part of our blog challenge. CHECK IT OUT and THE other challnege I have for you today. GO COMMENT ON the persons blog before you. one person will comment on this blog. then you go comment on THeir blog.. the next person to comment here then comments on the person above their name and so forth. LIKE A TRAIN. SO LETS GET THE LOVIN GOING!!! Share the love this friday and leave lovin on the blogs.


DONT FORGET TO GO VOTE FOR ME (How is that for pimpin' yall?) in THE SCRAPBOOK IDOL CONTEST. I really appreciate your votes You all are ROCK STARS!!!!. HERE is the link. YOu do have to register but it is quick easy and painless. THank you again my blog pals!! YOu can see all the pages that entered HERE. IT works just like AMerican Idol and we are supposed to "pimp" to get votes soo.. I guess I need to pull out the bling huh? (hush Robin and Di)


Don't forget to link when your done with your challenge to the TREASURES TO SCRAP blog challenge thread so You can get your name in the drawing for cool prize raks!!

HELP I need your votes

HEY YALL we just got word the voting poll is up!
(CLICK ON THE SCRAPBOOK LIFESTYLE)
SCRAPBOOK LIFESTYLE in the gray box that has all the names in it with the circles beside it. CLICK ON ME NANCY!!)
I entered this contest and I NEED YOUR VOTES to make it to the next round. It works like American Idol. SO your vote is what gets it. SO if you would be so kind. click on me :)
I hope to make it through the first round. I PRAY the shingles go away cuz I have way too much to do. We want to go home this weekend. (See previous post) and I have alot of stuff due that i need to be working on instead of laying in the bed. ANyway. IF you would be so kind to sign up and vote for me I would really appreciate it. IF you dont vote for me. 2 of my Bestest buds are in it also Becky and Leslie.. so IF you don't vote for me Then vote for them :) ::waving:: Thank you so much :)

prayers please

I just wanted to ask for every one to Pray for AUnt Ouida. Its not looking really good. IM not sure what to ask to pray for at this point. Peace I am thinking. Peace for her, Peace for her family, No pain no suffering. I also want you to pray for her family that is there with her to have peace to help her have a peaceful journey. I wish so bad I could go be with her. I also know right now it isnt possible. Unless some miracle takes place and the shingles go away today. No way I can go that far and sit up there and give it to everyone else. Its kinda danged if ya to danged it ya don't. ITs wrong if I don't go cuz I can give this to her or to anyone else up there. but then if I stay home and dont go That is wrong too, so I dont know what to do. SO since my dr's and friends and everyone are helping me to remain positive and focus on positive. IM gonna focus on what we can do. WE can pray. we can pray for everyone that is there and pray for her and pray for peace. I hope she knows how much I have always loved her. and Im praying she will find peace and comfort with Jesus and no more pain and suffering. TO the rest of the family that probably doesnt even know she is in the hospital. IM trying to get ahold of you if you read this. SEND ME an email and I will call you.

Your challenge for today, is to reflect. Reflect on your life. Thank God for what you have been given and not given. try to focus on positive and to journal about what your thankful for TODAY.
I am thankful for my family. I am thankful I have my mom and my brother and my husband and this little vivacious child that wears me out. I am thankful for the good times and the bad cuz it makes us appreciate the good times when we have bad ya know. I am thankful I am here another day to post on this blog and hopefully bring a smile to someones face that needs it. Even though today I dont feel much like smiling. I do know I have alot to smile about. FOr that I am truly thankful. I am also thankful for all my friends and YOU reading this blog. Even though I started this so our family could keep up with what was going on since we live so far away now.. I have so many friends that read this as well. I am thankful for each of you and what you mean to me.
xoxoxoxoxox
try to smile today. You never know just who's day it could brighten.

BLOG CHALLENGE

For Today..

I will make it easy. WHat story does your family laugh at over and over and LOVE to tell on you? (especially in front of company?)

Mine happens to be when I was riding on my brothers bike. YOu know boy bikes have that BAR that goes up the center and girl bikes it slopes down (I always wondered why they do that.. makes no sense)anyway. My brother was "driving" and I was riding on the front of the seat. I was probably about 4 maybe 5. WE had been over at the shop with daddy. Mom had basically told us to GO get out of her hair and bug daddy while she had some church people over. As mom entertained her church guests in our living room. WE had this little trail from the shop we rode on our bikes. Well when Your riding the trail back there is a drop off right before you get to the house. when your 5 It looks like a cliff. In reality it was maybe a 2 foot maybe 3 foot drop off the rain had made over the years. Well My brother decides TO JUMP IT. He goes faster and all the while IM SCREAMING "NONONONONONONONO." well He does jump it and yup you guessed it. I landed RIGHT stradle the ball buster bar. OMGOSH. I went running into the house IN front of mom and her church company SCREAMING "MAMA!!! WINDALE HURT MY T T! HE HURT ME IT HURTS OW OWOWOWW" You can imagine the looks that got. SO mom quickly excused, ok.... well she picked me up and slung me to the back of the house hand over my mouth VERY QUICKLY to see what exactly the matter was. Im sure she settled that amongst the guests. It raised some eyebrows for a few minutes.Come to think of it.. I wonder if we had those people over any more after that hmmmm.

I guess it is a good thing the church people were not there the day he killed me with the metal bar that makes the A on the side of the swing set..( I was hind catcher in our imaginary baseball game.. that was his bat so he claims) Even though it may have been comforting to have the holy ladies around me while the goose egg the size of a soft ball formed between my eyes. SUre enough.. I lived through it and well The church people made regular appearances at our house and I often wondered why. NOt sure if it was for entertainment or actually we were the family they had to "work on" either way IM sure their entertainment was well funded by the likes of us.

So what is your story? Is there a favorite your family just LOOOOVEEESSSS to share when you have company with you or are in a crowd of friends. DO they bring it up Thanksgiving or Christmas just to see if it will bring embarrassment?
PLEASE DO TELL. and be sure to link us back to it so we can put your name in the drawing at TREASURES TO SCRAP in the blog challenge section.

Blog challenge for Tuesday

Sorry I havent updated. I have been not feeling good and we had some sad family news. IF you all will please pray for my Aunt. She is not doing well at all. (Aunt Ouida (pronounced wee da) THey had to put her on the lung by pass machine to breathe for her so her lungs won't collapse. I want to go to her so bad but since I have shingles (again....) I won't even start cuz i keep crying about it and I know that doesnt help it at all. ANyway PLEAse say a prayer for her and for her family that is sitting with her. THank you

On to todays BLog challenge: This is one that was done on 2 peas a while back that I didnt get to do. I like it though and thought it would be a good one for us to share.

WHat in your lifetime has only happened to you once?

1. Gave birth to a beautiful little girl through C section. (I have been pregnant before but could never carry a baby. They told me I probably never would be able to have a child so this was a MAJOR miracle for me. I am thrilled about.

2. I survived a horrible Divorce. Right after my dad got killed. That was tragic in it self. I was the first one in our family to get divorced and was frowned upon but.. If I had stayed in that marriage... chances are I woudlnt be here today. I have no intentions to ever go through that again.

3. I lived through a horrible tragedy with my dads death and the trial of the guy that killed my father. I PRAY no one ever has to live this and PRAY we never have to again. That was life changing and I think responsible for some of what is wrong wiht my health. SOme things you just dont get over. THis is one I never will.


4. Married my true love. Yes It took me a while cuz IM hard headed (that i another first I admitted I was hard headed) but I met and married john and I know we will be together the rest of our lives. I thank God for him every day.

5. I lived in another state besides home. That could change though who knows where they will send John with the work he does. but so far only once have I moved out of state.

6. baptised. I think this is something we only have to do once because once god saves you. YOur saved. ANd I am thankful. We do have to resubmit ourselves every day. I am human like everyone else. BUt I have this great and powerful person on my side named JEsus and with him all things are possible.

7. Went to las vegas.

8 Went to washington D c

9. Was who's who among american high school students.

10 went to college

11 eaten shell fish on purpose. (huge mistake very allergic)

That is all I cant hink of right now. What are yours? Link me back so we can read them.

DONT Forget to post them at TREASURES TO SCRAP int eh blog section that you blogged SO I can put your name in the weekly blog contest challenge box.

Last weeks winner was DAWN. Congrats Dawn Your Rak is On its way!!

JUNE TREASURES

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR TODAY IS: SHOW AND TELL. SHOW US WHAT YOUR SCRAPPIN THESE DAYS AND TELL US WHY :)



THis month at TREASURES TO SCRAP The Design team was blessed with a very generous supply from ADORN IT. Here is what I created for this month. I will be posting more pages and creations from them since they sent us so much stuff.
THat is my friend Teri Lynn on the horse. HEHE NO I DIDN'T say Teri Lynn that was your butt on that page. ::ducks and runs::

Everyone has been asking about the flowers on this page. THEY ARE FROM PRIMA. YOU CAN SEE AND PURCHASE THEM IN THE TREASURES TO SCRAP STORE. ALSO BE SURE TO LOOK AT ALL THE NEW STUFF SHE JUST GOT IN. MY POCKET BOOK IS SCREAMING CUZ I WANT IT ALLLLLLLLL!!!

Here is a sample of what IM working on for the upcoming submissions.I took all these fab photos last year and then never scrapped them. So when asked if I could send some well... I gotta get busy. Here is one I can show you the others I dont have permission yet.


Yesterday Bella was quiet (always a HUGE DANGER at our house) I go to see what she is destroying... I fing a 30 foot roll of ribbon stretching from the front door.. through the foyer, around the living room, through the door to the kitchen back around to the dining room and ALMOST made it back to the front door. I said "BELLA WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING? she says " I was just tying a bow around it for you" I said" why in the world do I need a bow around the inside of the house" She just looks at me (yes like my head was on fire) and says MOMMMYYYYYY (in total disgust) SO you can find where I put da KEYYYY" Almost in mid panic.. me: "WHAT KEY?" Bella Giggling "THE ONE THAT OPENS DA DOOOOR!!!!!!" She climbed to where we have to put the key to the front door so she won't open it and run out in the street.. and HID IT FROM US like we hide it from her!!!!
I said the serenity prayer about ohhhh 12 times. made her untie the ribbon. THEN she had forgotten where the key was. FINALLYYYYY we found the key...... in daddys shoe.

SO no more showers or working until her daddy is also at home or Bella has someone to play with or is in school. OR.... they make a 1000 mph duct tape.

FRIDAYS CHALLENGE

OK here is our END OF THE MONTH/BEGINNING A NEW MONTH CHALLENGE FOR TREASURES TO SCRAP:
I got it off THE SCRAPBOOK LADY'S blog. (she rocks)


What books and/or magazines did I read this month?
I read alot of "I love you stinky face" to Bella (one of her FAVORITE books) I read alot of Joyce Meyer and Im reading Positve thoughts for Positive energy.

What movies and/or tv shows did I watch this month?OK Im a tv addict on some shows. I REALLY like the new show "The Starter Wife" Watched that last night. I LOVED the movie DE JA VUE with Denzel Washington in it. IS pretty gory for my taste had to turm my head alot but it was one of those like a train wreck you can't stop watching it for nothing.
The other one was

Apocalypto (I KNOW I SPEELLED THAT WRONG) directed by Mel GIbson. It is a subtitle movie but I have to watch my movies with subtitles since I cant hear any more. IT was a VERY STRANNNNGEEEE Movie but one that we just couldnt stop watching again like a train wreck. But we scratched our heads going OOOOOOOOk by the time it was over.

Catch and Release- has jennifer Garner in it oh it was sooo good.
I think those are the ones That stood out as good or weird this month.
LOST was SOOO GOOD all the season finale's I watched, Jericho, Desperate housewives, HOUSE, ER, did I mention LOST (LOVE that show) GREYS ANATOMY (wow) AMERICAN IDOL WHEHEEW just knew Jordin was gonna get it!!

What special days did I celebrate and how?

WE got to go to PLAY GROUP.. SOOOO MUCH FUN! BElla loves to play with those kids so much and we have some very special friends there. WE dont get to go as much as we want to cuz well.. Yall all know I don't get to get out alot but When we do IT IS SOOO MUCH FUN!!! SHe loves going and we have a big time.
My nephew also Graduated for school and received a TON OF AWARDS. ADAM I AM SOOOO PROUD OF YOU! LOVE YOU SO MUCH!


What illnesses or health concerns did I have?
Well I dont think I have to mention much about that cuz well YALL all Know I have lupus, and that I ended up While I was working and taking the treatments contracted shingles from it. NOW it will NOT STAY GONE.. we have tried many drug therapies and Im even trying natural stuff now too. SUN seems to be a HUGE contributer to lupus and then the shingels get all fired up. SO I have to either contact nasa for the space suit or just tough it out. I feel so bad for Bella and so guilty not being able to do with her like I wish I could. We have fun though and she plays with her friend eva at LEAST 3 times a week. And most saturdays. That helps SOOO much she loves her Eva to pieces.




What fun things did I do with my friends and/or family?

WE went to play group several times. WE always have fun with that when we get to go.
Played with Eva.
John did go out of town 2 weeks to college station Texas for training.
Mom came some while he was gone.
I got to see GRETA AND ELIZABETH That was soo much fun (talk about trying to set up a camera to take a photo that was hysterical. HEre is the FUNNY PHOTO:

WE had alot of FUN at TREASURES TO SCRAP this month. Had alot of updates on the site (thank you CHRIS and WENDI and TRACY) the site is coming along... slowly but surely. SO much excitement happnign there.

my pal Jeanette FINALLY had her dreams come true and the site launched this month for SIS TV. IT is sooo exciting. Her first designer is the fabulous KELLI CROWE. IF you havent seen it GO LOOK! Jeanette is so sweet. I met her through some blog challenges when I First got my blog and we have emailed back and forth on and off ever since. SHe is an incredible person.

I GOT SOME AWESOME PAGES PUBLISHED! THe pages I worked so hard on a few months ago and almost landed myself in an institution haha for crying so much came through. I had some pages requested for a book by my pal JAMIE THARPE for a book she was doing about how to memorialise the ones we ahve lost but still love. SO she and many friends pretty much held my hand and suffered through with me locked in my scrap room for 2 weeks getting these pages done and THEY GOT PUBLISHED IN THE BOOK!
I also had another page on my dad a tribute page published by scrapbook trends
and had 6 pages come out in Hobby lobbys creative concepts magazine. SO alot of Things happning and alot of progress. Im so proud of those pages of my dad and so happy you thought of me Jamie. ::squeezes::




What new foods, recipes or restaurants did I try this month?Can't say I TRIED any but Hubby came home telling me about DEEP FRIED BACON (Stacey tell me more about this one) its a place in College station that litterally BATTERS and DEEP FRIES BACON! I could feel my arteries clog just from the description. But hubby said it was AWESOME (but he likes weird stuff to eat too so I dont always depend on that one BUT I LOVE me some bacon.

What special or unusual purchases did I make? OH MAN the ups, fed ex, uspc, and dhl people have been making regular visits to our house... but the biggest one was a new dryer. YEAH everything seems to tear up when your hubby goes out of town. so I had to get a dryer. He said I did good. My neighbor THANK YOU DAVID helped me go get it and hook it up I owe him and his wife supper.
I got alot of scrappy stuff. I cant even begin to list it all. SOme basic grey some ki, some scenic route (THE NEW KELLI CROWE LIMITED EDITION KIT FROM SIS TV OMG) some new sei, soem american crafts, urban lilly stuffs, some creative imaginations I just love the new dcwv stuff, a ton of chipboard (yeah im a chipboard ho) did I MENTION BLING YES I AM THE BLING QUEEN (shut up robin) I got all my new dt stuff for the next 3months that box WAS LOADEDDDDDDDD with around the block, adorn it, and karen foster, I also got all the new prima sprites, the whispers and the lilly shape ones with the chipboard, some chalk and paints, LIKE I said it has been a GREAT scrappy month!!!!


What were this month's disappointments?
DId I mention John had to go out of town 2 weeks but that was a good thing for his career but we missed him soooo much. BUT ALSO the dryer and the air conditioner went out but IT was fixed and we got a new dryer so that all turned out good.

What were my accomplishments this month?
I got those layouts pubbed and I have some more things in the work I cant mention yet SO EXCITING. I entered some contests one that starts like NOW.. and one that i didnt win but I made the top final 10 which is a huge accomplishment if you had SEEEN HOW many people entered.
I got to meet Greta and Elizabeth.
I learned just how strong I really am. How I can depend on me and persevere.
I worked my butt off On Treasures to Scrap despite being sick and John being out of town that is a BIG accomplishment. Got all my responsibilites done.


I got my layouts for may done for our sponsor CRAF T and I did an article for the newsletter.


NOW your challenge is to roundup your memories for MAY, Be sure to link us on TREASURES in the BLOG CHALLENGE SECTION. The drawing will be once a week (on SUNDAY EVENING) for a rak - You have to participate to win. :) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING GUYS. IF you just want to do the challenges that is ok too. I challenge everyone so what are you waiting on! OH I FORGOT heheh THere is more

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BE SURE AND STOP BY TREASURES TO SCRAP TODAY. We have a new contest coming out that is going to be so much fun and YOU CAN WIN GUEST DESIGN TEAM SPOTS! YES and let me tell you, WE GET SOOOO SPOILED on this team with product and the friendship we have! I am SOOOOO blessed and Happy to be chosen to be on this team.
SO IF YOUUUU THINK YOU CAN BRING THE HEAT AND THE SIZZLE COME ON OVER and have fun with us! YOu won't regret it.

BLog challenge Thursday (ok i posted early sorry)

BLOG CHALLENGE ON TTS FOR THURSDAY:
yeah I know it is early... but got alot to do so I just said id go ahead and post it.
so here ya go you guys!!



1.What's your name spelled backwards? eman rouy
2. What did you do last night? made a mini book cube thingy and watched deadliest catch and after the catch with John
3. The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?photos of gretas new layouts..
4. Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery? yup my brother used to get me to when i was a kid (THANK YOU WINDALE)
5. Last time you swam in a pool? last summer
6. What are you wearing? a smile on my face.. hahaha johns t shirt and some boxers
7. How many cars have you owned? CARS? 2 TRUCKS on the other hand....
8. Type of music you dislike most? what my daddy used to call long hair'd music, that stuff they dont play the words to in elevators...
9. Are you registered to vote? why heck yeah
10. Do you have cable? oh yes
11. What kind of computer do you use? Dell
12. Ever made a prank phone call? yup
13. You like anyone right now? ::blush:: yeahhhh
14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? NOt on purpose
15.furthest place you've ever traveled? las vegas
16.Do you have a garden? nope
17. What’s your favorite comic strip? garfield, dilbert, close to home,wizard of ID,
18. Do you know all the words to the national anthem? yup
19. Shower, morning or night? depends.. most of hte time morning but if it is summer sometimes both
20. Best movie you’ve seen in the past month? De Ja vue with denzel washington
21. Favorite pizza toppings? supreme no mushrooms from pizza hut or dominoes
22. Chips or popcorn? popcorn
23. What cell phone provider do you have? cellsouth
24. Have you ever smoked peanut shells? WHAT??? why would I do that?
25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? yup
26. Orange Juice or apple? orange
27. Who were the last people you sat at lunch with? Annette and Christine
28. Favourite chocolate bar? dont know the name of it but it was one that my brother and sis in law brought us back from disney. that ws THE BEST chocolate I have ever eating in my life.
29. Who is your longest friend and how long? Susan williams.. since 1976
30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? today
31. Have you ever won a trophy? yup
32. Favorite artist? leslie Ashe
33. Favorite computer game? oh gosh war craft I am addicted I cant play it cuz it becomes like a transe and I wont get up for days.
34. Ever ordered from an infomercial? i dont think so been tempted before when i had shingles and was on demrol and watched one that was on for like 4 hours and was finally like MAN I NEEEED THAT cant rem what it was now..
35. Sprite or 7-UP? sprite
36. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work? no
37. Last thing you bought at the store? which store? milk
38. Ever thrown up in public? oh yeah
39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love? finding true love and him being a millionaire woud TOTALLY ROCK but i found my true love, Im the millionaire BWAHAHAHA (too bad it is just on paper man ID LOVE to send that boy a bill)
40. Do you believe in love at first sight? only if it were george strait
41.Can exes just be friends? ....ex what? ex husbands... why would you want to be?(unless you have children that is different)
42. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital? wow cant remember I have to steer clear of them so i dont catch everything... I think it was my mom.
43. Did you have long hair as a young kid? y up
44. What message is on your voicemail machine? LEAVE A MESSAGE
45. Where would you like to go right now? hmmm snuggle up my hubby on the couch.
46. What was the name of your first pet? benji
47. What kind of back pack do you have, and what’s in it? coach. It is my purse hubby got me. ITs got all kinda crapp in it.
48. Last incoming/outgoing call on your phone? tracy
49. What is one thing you are grateful for today? That I have the most ROCKIN' FRIENDS EVAHHHHH!!!
50. What do you think about most? what is BElla tearing up, she is quiet.


OK answer the questions and link me back so we can put your name in for the drawing at TTS.


BE SURE AND STOP BY TREASURES TO SCRAP TOMORROW. We start our NEW GAME and it is gonna be SOOOOO MUCH FUN! LOTS of cool things going on. LOTS of prizes to give away.



Bella: (after getting water ALL OVER THE FLOOR from filling up a gallon zip loc bag with water) "It waddnt me mommy, da frigifrater dided it."

TUesday Challenge

Wanna talk to you today about something and see if yall can help me out. Im really trying to focus on positive. YES we all have bad days and memorial day is a sad day for us and many other days with some of the crapp we all go through called LIFE. I know everyone has crapp they have to handle. Not to sound selfish but,I really need to stay focused on POSITIVE. NOT complaining, not whining, not every thing in the world to worry about that COULD possibly go wrong. Shingles is stress related and IT keeps coming back for over a year now, even while on medication. I was on chemo therapy for lupus and was subjected to chicken pox and broke out and It hasnt been right since. It will not stay gone until this changes. SO Im not worrying or listening to negative stuff anymore. I am putting this here on my blog so YOU guys can help me with this. I want you guys to help me focus on positive. I know you can, cuz yall are my pals and my family. I mean if your not.. why would you be wasting your time reading my blog right? :;wink:: SO with that said. I want to issue our challenge today On Treasures To Scrap . Have fun and link me back.


10 things I have learned from my friends:

1. YOUR true friends are there for you when life totally sucks. (like take off work and sit through the trial of the guy that killed your dad Thank you Frances You will always be my bestest friend)
2. IF you dont understand something get together and toss it.
3. That you can find a reason to smile and laugh no matter what life throws at you.
4. karma... nuff said.
5. That you can find a discount coupon for almost ANYTHING
6. NOt to sweat the drama and BS it is what it is and well go back and see number
4.life is way too short.
7. That TTS totally ROCKS OUTLOUD AND ON FIYAAAAHHHHHHH!
8. That I am the bling queen of the universe. OKAYYyy With robin runnin a closeeee race but I still win neener neener neeeeeennnerrrrr
9. You have never truly laughed until you have had your beverage come out your nose in one of our conversations.
10. That they are there for you no matter what and will always be supportive no matter what.
I tell my friends Like my daddy used to tell me .... LOVE YA, MEAN IT.

xoxoxoxox

Memorial Day

Happy memorial day. IN between the picnics and bar b cues today, I hope you take a few minutes to remember what today is really about. WHY we celebrate Memorial day. Please join me in a moment of silence for all the ones that gave their lives to protect what we hold so dear.

Thank you,


Today I am dedicating my blog post to my daddy.

The journaling on this page is as follows:

This is the road that was named after my daddy.
My daddy was killed 11 years ago. He was a sherriff
deputy pulling a suspect over in a stolen vehicle. The
guy got out and stabbed him 15 times. This is the first
page I have done on it. This is the road where it happ-
ened. His road. Named after him now. This is the first
of many pages that will help me deal with that day.
That will help me mentally get through it. Yeah it has
been 11 years but to me.. it might as well have been
yesterday.. or the day before. This page is helping me
to leave behind a legacy for my little girl about her grandpa.
What a wonderful man he was and how he died saving the
life of someone else... it was premeditated and the person
that came in contact with the escapee first…well daddy got
there first. We have heard so many stories, possibilities of
who that person COULD have been, from other people that
we love in our community, to other people traveling on this
road that day. My daddy is a hero... he always will be.. now,
I have one page to go in his book.. maybe the other ones will
come easier now.






Journaling says:
August 28, 1995 12 :18 pm rings through my memory like a freight train. The day that changed all of our lives forever. This kid that ws hard up for a fix escaped a druge rehab and stole a vehicle. You happend to be the first one to spot the vehicle. WHen you pulled him over he stabbed you till yoru death. That road now has your blood on it. but it also bears your name. SO much was taken from us that day, fromt he world, our family, our community. THe Sherriff's Department lost an officer, many lost a friend, many lost an uncle, a grandfather, a brother, a husband, and yes a daddy.
You were so much to so many people. It is easy to see that that day, that you died, Part of me died too daddy. I had no idea the road that lay ahead of us. HOW much things would change. You truly were the glue that held us all together. We all seemed lost and unsure what to do after that. SO many would come up and say OH I KNOW just how you feel I lost my dad. or brother or whatever, they had cancer or heart failure. How do I explain yes Im sorry but NO its not the same. We went through a trial, a long grueling trial. waiting years for justice to be served for your murder. We fought the drug rehabs for better security and more chaperones and possible dangerous patients. We fought for stiffer penalties in drug related crimes. we succeded on a few we have endured the fact it happened less than 3 miles from where we call home. A road we were forced to drive every day to get anywhere. I eventually would move because it was just too much for my heart to bear every day. Some ONE took your life. You didnt just die. HE killed you. NOT ONLY did that kid kill my daddy that day. HE TOOK away my sense of security and yeah he took "my GLUE" Its been 11 years now. People want to move on but how can we move one when we dont want to forget what we all loved so very much.
I miss you so very much daddy!


Nancy Jones ~ 2007







Letters that were written during sad times, good times, happy times and when I went through therapy, inside the book of this layout. It opens to hold as many letters as I want to write to heaven.



Hope you remember today those that died giving us the freedoms we have today. Remember all the ones that made the ultimate sacrifice.
May you have a blessed Memorial Day.

ok ONe down...

OK so here is one that I can show you that I did today. The others you can see when the newsletter comes out at TREASURES SHe is such a monkey! Hamming it up for the camera. Those pictures I thought were perfect for that paper by Creative Imaginations. LOVE that paper so fun! I Thinnk IM going to emerge from my scrap room a while and see if I can get the feeling back in my butt. ITs going numb from all this scrappin I did today whehehew!

A BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY!

TOday is a chill out relax recoup day for us. I had the most HORRIBLE headache. SInus stuff nothing would make go away yesterday and this morning. BUT I THINK after a hot hot hot shower it is finally loosening up. SO tired from the last two weeks. SOOOOO happy to have my hubby back home. As I sit here right now I can hear Bella and Eva caroline (her best friend from acros the street) Playing in the pool (kiddie pool) in the back yard. THey are squealing and giggling. IT is music for my soul. NOTHING is sweeter than hearing them playing so happily and having so much fun in the coool refreshing water. It is such a blessing to live across the street from a little girl the same age as Bella. They love each other so much. THey play so good together.

I am locked in my scrap room today getting my Design Team projects finished for TREASURES TO SCRAP. WE have an awesome sponsor this month and I am droooling over these papers. SO MUCH FUN! SO I guess I better get back to scrappin time! YALL have fun today. WHat are you guys doing on this beautiful SUnday? link me back so I can be sure to comment on your blogs :)

HUBBY IS HOME!

MY HUBBY IS HOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! HE made it in last night around 1 a.m. Safe and sound but very tired. SO ma you can rest easy now.




Bella: MOMMY! GET ME SOMETHING TO DRINK!
ME: WHats the magic WORD?
BElla: THINKING REALLY HARD " ABBBBRAAAAA KAAAAA dabra"
ME: close enough baby.

ITSSSSSSSS FRIDAY!!

THANK YOU LORD! FINALLY IT IS FRIDAY! WE survived another week whehehwwwwwwww!!!! THe sun is shining and SANTA POST MAN/UPS MAN is supposed to deliver ALL KINDA SCRAPPY GOODNESS TO MY DOOR TODAY so let the stalking begin! MY HUBBY will be on his way home yeeehawww!

Bella has a birthday party to go to tomorrow. I have A TON OF scrapping to catch up on. I got to get Bella to pick up her toys in the living room (GRRRRRR.. that is always a fight) BUT DID I MENTION TODAY WAS FFRRRRRRIIIIII DAYYYYYY!

We need to go get her something for her Birthday today too. Bella wants to go to the DONUT store so I guess I better get ready. She is sitting at the back door with my keys. THINK SHE I READY TO GO MAYBE?

WHAT is making you happy today? WHat are you looking forward to on this Friday? ANY big plans for this weekend? BLOG ABOUT THEM AND LINK ME BACK to it here. DOn't forget when you participate in the TREASURES TO SCRAP blog challenges your name is entered into a drawing for a rak.<


OK we just got back from our running around. Here are our pics from the donut store as she calls it lol.

SO what is she tryin to say here?

BElla: "Mommy! I fink I could go to sleep easier if you sang me a lullaby."
me: "A LULLABY? who sings that? Not Georget strait... KID ROCK? OH I KNOW!! Rascal Flats?"
BElla::: rolling her eyes::: "NO MOMMMY! JUST sing me a lullaby."::deep dramatic grandma sigh::
me: "OOOOK" ::clears throat:: "LULLLLLAAAAAAAABYYYYYEEEEEEEeeee and GOODDDDDD NIiiiigghh"
Bella:: putting fingers in ears::: "MOMMYyyyyyyyy! stoppppppppp PLEASEeeee DONT DO THAT...."
me: "What?! I thougth you wanted me to sing you a lullabye."
Bella: "I did! but I changed my mind" ::rolls over in a huff

me:" WHY did you change your mind? I can sing somethig else.. I KNOW! wanna hear some "You are my susnshine" or some "Amarillo by morning?"
Bella: :: pretending to snore:: "shhhhhh mommmy! IM JUST ASLEEP already."



YA THINK she is tryin to tell me something?????

Don't get mad...

Take pictures????? ughmm ok. BUT IM STILL MAD
The little Picasso.. even signed her name to it. I have tried... magic eraser, baking soda with water made into a paste. but the paint is coming off. GOnna try bleach next. THEN probly just repaint. I asked mama about it and she said OH that must have already been there cuz I was watching her...... UGHmm OK. IM sending BElla to her house with a brand new pack of SHARPIES hehe.

WE interrupt this regularly scheduled program

WITH ONLY 10 MINUTES LEFT OF THE DANG PROGRAM. HOW DARE THEY! SO I have few guilty pleasures in life. YES one of them making these tons of pages to give my child proof we had a wonderful life... The other.. MY TV LINE UP. I spend alot of time indoors (see the part about internal combustion and sunlight meeting my skin) I got to do soemthing besides scrap ya know! Well My Monday night show HEROES is on and IM all into it and it is getting close to the climax. THE SEASON FINALE on top of that.... all of a sudden.. ANT RACES... STATIC SCREEN.. WHAT THE *&^% OH ugh ugh. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. DID SHE KILL HIM? DID he explode? did sunlight hit him and he internally combust. WHAT. ON top of that we have CABLE INTERNET ACCESS (cuz I have no patience and have to have hi speed) SO not only was the tv out MY OTHER lifeline to the world.. THE INTERNET was down. OH GOOD LORD the world must be ending. THis totally sucks. SO YEs after my head spins 3 times to the left. I called Di and greta cuz I was sending them an email at the time. Explaining I wasnt being RUDE just the *&^%$%^& cable went out. POP it comes back on OH YES 2 minutes to spare on my show!!
WHAT .. COMMERCIALS OH ugh ugh! POP goes back off. WHAT is this some little idiot standing on the MAIN CORD AT the cable company goign HEHEHE this will tick them off really bad!
ALL I can say THEY BETTER BE GLAD it was just monday and NOT Tonight or tomorrow night when AMerican Idol is on... IM giving them advanced warning right now!

So what are your obcessions right now? are you as passionate about "your shows" as I am or do you like.. have a life? HEy BElla knows all about Jordin and BLake she has cheered and danced and said GO HOME SANJAYA with all of us. She even called a friend of mine to say WHEHEWEWWWWW when sanjaya got booted! She said he had CRAZY HAIR! ha!
SO tell me about your tv shows you just HAVE to watch?

You can post them in the BLOG CHALLENGE section at TREASURES TO SCRAP ~~~~> there is a link to the site in my links section.
(I would link you but blogger is being a pain in the butt today and not letting me link)
OFF to play group we gotta big day today! TOODLES!

Treats in the heat!

MAN it is hot. SO HOT that when we heard the familiar tune of our FAVORITE treat EVERYONE came running. ITS THE ICEEEE CREAMMMMM MANNNNNN. We almost missed him. I was on the phone with our neighbor she said STOPPP THAT TRUCK SO I run to the door and let out my BEST horse/cattle callin whistle.. and stopped em. YEAH ME! I guess daddy knew that would come in handy some day. Was supposed to be for getting the dogs in or whatever other critters attention your trying to get... BUT GUESS WHAT it works ON men too! CUz the Ice cream truck FROZE in his tracks (BWAHHAAHA get it.. froze in his tracks.. ahh nevermind geez)
Bella held him at bay with her sparkling blues, while I dug out money and OF COURSE my camera was right there so ughmm. YEP we had to take a pic. GEE this one should go in the books ya know! WE didn't have an ice cream man growing up cuz well.. we lived half past the end of the world down on the left. NOTHING there but trees. There was no corner McDonalds, No resteraunts, barely a gas station. THis town livin' is PRETTY cool being that YOU get to order in food (YES THEY BRING IT TO YOU) and the ice cream man drives through your neighbor hood. After Hurricane Katrina.. HE was more welcomed than any of the celebrities that came to help re build. People would gather on lawns every afternoon JUST WAITING for something cool to eat. Bella liked the Spongebob Ice cream cuz.. You could eat his eyes. they were candy... Sounds kinda morbid but hey... SHe was happy and quiet for about 3 minutes till the sugar hit then it was BOING BOING BOING.


BElla looks up at me after the Ice cream is gone and the novelty is about worn off and says "MOMMY"
Me: yess BElla
Bella:"Member How I said I wanted to marry Daddy?"
Me: ughmm maybe.. yeah.
BElla: "I fink I changed my mind"
Me: Oh you did huh? WHY?
BElla: " I fink I wanna mawwy the ICE cweam man"
ME: (a little shocked but kinda think hey that could be cool son in law with ice cream... wonder if he will let me drive) OH really? why is that?
BElla: "MOMMYYYY! CUZ he has that really coool ICe cweam twuck we could wide awound all day eating ice cweam and singing the music"
Me: ::thinking yup that would be MY CHILD:: I think daddy might get his feelings hurt if you marry the ice cream man instead of him.
BElla: "NAAHHHH he wont" gives me the you are crazy woman stare " CUZ you know DADDY LOOOOVEEESSS ice cweam and we will let him drive sometimes.
ME" well that will totally seal the deal for daddy ya think?"
Bella: OH Y EAH mommy

SO obviously she thinks we can be bribed VERY EASILY with ice cream .... too bad she is right huh!

dang its hot

WEll we got out in the little pool for a bit but Bella is SOOOOO MAD cuz I made us come in around lunch. SHe doesn't understand mommy can't be in the sun. It sucks I know but I just can't. I will be sick for weeks if I get out there long. HOW do you make a 4 year old understand you will virtually explode if you stay in the sun when you have Lupus. Funny now how It makes so much sense how in the years past in the summer I would go on vacations and trips and when we were outside long periods of time in the sun I ALWAYS got sick. We used to go to the river and ski and swim and Id be sick. IF I was in remission I was fine but IF for some reason this was acting up I got sooooo sick. WHO knew. I guess they just never suspected this crapp till it came to a full blown head after daddy got killed. NOW we know and can prevent those some. ONe of my biggest triggers.. the sun. The other... STRESS. SO IT has been soo hard cuz I LOVEEEEEEE the outside and I LOVE laying in the sun and going to the beach but I just cannot do it until Im off all the meds and into full remission. BUT HOW do you explain that to a 4 year old. Days like this suck. She wants to go outside so bad. Maybe this afternoon when it cools some we can go back out for a while... right now just from being out an hour I need a nap. IM drained. Physically EXHAUSTED. YOU THINK she is gonna lay down and let me rest... UGHM NO I get almost asleep she punches me WHAT ARRE YOU DOING MOM ITS NOT NIGHT TIME! HAHAHAHA. Man do I remember those days.
I guess we will just have to swim by flashlight and bug repellant. A VAMPRIRE I MUST BE! OH well. Maybe I wont have wrinkles and will look ravishing in my old age bwahahahaha ITs too dang hot out there anyway WHO wants to be out there in that (meee OH well. Maybe I can get her interested in a card game. EVEr seen a 4 year old play poker? That is about the age when daddy started teaching me. See how bad this makes wilmaths head spin heehe